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[-] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 52 points 2 weeks ago
[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

My man = You did good.

My guy = That could have gone better.

My brother in Christ = What the fuck have you done?

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 2 weeks ago

My God = Everyone is dead...

[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 weeks ago

Does this mean the existence of woman implies there's a woguy?

[-] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Isn't it "gal"? As in guys and gals?

[-] Natanael@infosec.pub 17 points 2 weeks ago

Wogal to gal is the waluigi to luigi

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Wo'gal is an Ogre warlock.

[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Wo guy let's not jump to conclusions now

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

Batman - A vigilante who fights crime in Gotham.

Bat guy - A flying rodent enthusiast who lives in Austin.

[-] toynbee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Now do it with Man-Bat!

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 19 points 2 weeks ago

Nice man: a wholesome, kind-hearted fellow

Nice guy: whiny, entitled incel

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Self-entitled

[-] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

White guy: normal white person with unremarkable achievements

White man: symbol of racism and segregation

[-] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 2 weeks ago

man is guy plus lore

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

Poll: is “guy” gender neutral yet? It is in my part of Northern California but I have accidentally confused people before.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It depends on usage.

"He's a guy." Is gendered.

"Hey you guys!" Is gender neutral.

"She's a guy." Is transphobic.

[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[-] fallingcats@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 weeks ago

May work in context?

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

If she's your hook up yes, but if she's someone with whom you hook up no

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

I think there's never going to be a true consensus on things like this.

A friend who is a trans woman told me that sometimes when people say "hey guys" or similar, she often feels an instinctive rush of dysphoria (especially if it's a context where she's the only woman in the group), but that she realises it is often intended in a gender neutral manner, so it's not reasonable for her to feel upset at this. She considers the upset that she feels at this to be "her problem" so to speak, and doesn't expect people to change how they speak. Since this discussion though, I have tried to be more mindful of it when using words like "dude" or "guy" as collective terms.

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, it sucks that trans people have to shoulder this additional burden on top of all the other shit that society throws at them.

[-] gnu@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 weeks ago

Context dependent - i.e. walking up to a group and saying 'hey guys' is gender neutral, but saying 'I saw a guy the other day' generally implies you saw a man.

[-] scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

“Guys” (plural) seems to have two meanings:

  • an group of people
  • a group of men

“Guy” (singular) doesn’t seem to be gender neutral, so it seemingly only means “random man.”

So, “you guys” can be gender neutral, but if you’re a guy who dates guys, you’re likely gay, bi, pan, or queer.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I've started using folks because I couldn't answer that question

[-] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

There’s a right wing politician here who made “folks” his trademark so I can’t bring myself to use that one either:

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/06/folks-folks-folks-folks-folks/

[-] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

It depends on who you ask, but I think that when you say "guy" most people think of a man.

[-] sxan@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

More like:

Creepy guy: intimidating, gave me the ick, looked at me weird

Creepy man: call the cops on this man for what he does in his free time

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

So... Is guy like- lowercase man?

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Kinda, in both cases it's a difference in formality.

[-] kabi@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

innocent guy ; innocent man

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago
[-] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Don't call me sir, lay

this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2025
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